Pair of Cloisonné Vases, mid C20th

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Pair of Cloisonné Vases, mid C20th

A pair of Cloisonné Vases of typical baluster form with ovoid bodies, a spreading base and a concave neck, the top and bottom finished with gilt metal bands and the base in blue enamel, the decoration in the cloisonné technique of polychrome glass derived enamels set in wire outlines (the so called ‘cloisons’ from the French word), birds, flowers and rocks, with a repeating lappet design at the top, the blue ground with geometric shapes intended to represent clouds, the designs in mirror image. The cloisonné technique was developed in China in the early Ming dynasty (1368-1644) and then used throughout, right up until the C20th, indeed pieces are still produced today. The later examples can have their own charm and often the quality of the work is excellent, as here, with an imaginative use of colours and shading effects to the enamels (see image 4). Similar pieces are found with a paper label reading in both Chinese and English ‘Made in the People’s Republic of China’ (1912-1949) and a dating here to the late 1940s seems reasonable. These vases, then, are a modest successor to a long established tradition of Chinese decorative art.
Size: Ht 18.5cm, Width (max) 10cm, Base diam 6cm
Weight: 770gm
Date: Mid C20th
Condition: Good condition, no issues
Estimate: £30 – 40

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